It Started With An Instant Message -Part 14

Megan was confused about Nadine. Nadine never showed any previous interest in John.
Mainly because Megan herself talked about John nonstop, but still, Nadine never shut her up or said anything else regarding the topic! She knew that Megan liked him!
She silently cursed. How could she do this to her? Megan felt thoroughly backstabbed.
Megan was startled out of her angry thoughts when she heard someone knock on the door.
She plodded to the door, losing all the excitement she previously had for this double date.
She warily opened the door but plastered a smile that she thought least resembled a demented serial killer.
"Hey John! Come on in. Wow you get ready fast."
Megan could barely walk with butterflies exploding in her stomach as she led John into the living room to wait.
Awkward silence awaited them. Megan dropped her gaze and started to play with the hem of her skirt in an attempt to distract herself from staring and observing John, which she discovered she liked to do.
John was taking in the apartment since he had nothing else better to do.
He finally spoke up. "I've never seen your room."
Megan shrugged and led him to her room since it was a way to pass time. She didn't particularly want to talk to him.
She, very unenthusiastically, presented her room without her usual demanded drum roll.
She fidgeted with her keys. Where the heck was Nadine?
No, she didn't want to talk to Nadine anytime soon.
Where was Jared? He would comfort her. He always did.
John poked Megan at her side and disturbed her thoughts. She jumped up in the air, partly because she was startled and partly because she was extremely ticklish, while John rolled on her bed, laughing.
A red tinge appeared and she watched John tried to stand up but was still bent over with laughter
"You should have- haha- seen- hahaha- your face!"
Megan playfully smacked his arm. "What the heck was that for?"
He was practically wheezing from all the laughing at this point.
"Thanks, next time my face is that amusing, kindly inform me so I can sign up for the circus right away!" Megan's graciously bestowed her blatant sarcasm on John. Kate must have rubbed off on her.
Continual laughter filled the air and Megan couldn't take it anymore. "Oh for god's sake! Stop sounding like a freaking chipmunk on helium already!"
He immediately stopped laughing and straightened up with a puzzled look on his face. "I sound like a chipmunk on helium?"
"Yes, would you like me to record you?"
"Thanks, but no thanks."
John pointed to her music rack to the side of her room. "I just wanted to ask you about your CD collection."
Megan froze. She knew she had all sorts of bands that she claimed she didn't listen to.
"Um, about that.." Megan twisted her skirt even more. "Those aren't mine?"
John raised an eyebrow, totally stealing Megan's signature look. The injustice! "So who do they belong to?"
Megan scowled at John for raising his eyebrow and he playfully stuck out her tongue.
Megan continued to brandish a lie. "They are my roommates, yeah, they lent those to me!"
John started leafing through them. "So, do you like any of these bands?"
Megan innocently shrugged and spoke in an indifferent voice. "They are okay."
John sighed. Megan could tell that he gave up the music discussion.
She heard a very impatient knock on her door and just knew it was Nadine.
Megan let out a breath before opening the door. "And let the games begin."
She opened the door to find, to her confusion, not only Nadine, but both her and Jared standing there.
Megan rolled her eyes, was Nadine planning on stealing her boyfriend too?
A little voice in Megan's head was questioning if she was jealous or not and her reply to the voice was short and simple, never.
Megan smiled bitterly at Nadine and went over to Jared and hugged him, breathing in his scent. She felt safe.
That same stupid voice of reason was asking if all she wanted was safety for the rest of her life.
Nadine scowled at Megan's coldness.
"Hey John! We're all here." Nadine shouted, never letting her curious gaze wander from Megan.
John came out of Megan's room and greeted everybody. Jared spoke up, "So, where do you guys want to go?"
John and Megan instantly said Italian garden.

They turned to each other, "Are you my long lost twin from a galaxy far far away?"
Megan laughed. "No, I'm just a gal from Ohio."
John stiffened.
Megan cursed herself for her stupidity. She's dropped too many clues tonight. She abruptly turned to Jared and Nadine. "Where do you guys want to go to eat?"
Jared smiled and agreed that they should go to Italian garden since it was walking distance and served decent food.
It took longer to persuade Nadine however being the fastidious person she was. She at first whined about how she hadn't been to Chuck E. Cheeses in forever, but when we all promised that we would pay for her desert and that there were hot waiters there, she couldn't wait to go.

I've always wondered what a chipmunk on helium sounded like.. Remaining half on the results
On the walk there, Megan linked arms with Jared while Nadine linked arms with John.
Megan was trying to focus on Jared and talk like old times, but it was particularly hard when Nadine and John were laughing and having the time of their lives.
Jealousy reared it's big ugly head and Megan impatiently shook off Jared and started to walk alone.
It was not before long until Megan heard steps following her. It was Nadine.
Megan attempted to give her the cold shoulder because of her pride but Nadine just wouldn't have it. "Megan! Listen to me. I will explain this all later. I do not mean to steal John away from you."
Megan stopped in her tracks and looked at Nadine very warily while Nadine gave an impish grin. "I can't have my partner in crime be mad at me, now could I?"
Megan sighed. "Nadine, you better give me one heck of an explanation."
"I'll speak only of truth and nothing but the truth, scout's honor."
A snort was promptly followed. "Since when were you ever a scout?"
"When have I given anything but the truth?" She feigned hurt and dramatically put her hand above her forehead in "distress."
This caused Megan to chuckle. "You are such the drama queen." Megan was now free to let out a sigh of relief; she didn't particularly like the idea of thinking Nadine as a backstabber for the rest of her life, especially if Megan was the one who gave Nadine the advice to sprout this situation.
Nadine started to sniff. "See! This is why Fred's more reliable than you. He doesn't say such hurtful things."
Megan opened her mouth to protest but then stopped to look at Nadine funny.
"What?" Nadine obviously didn't like to be given funny looks.
Megan treaded cautiously. "Isn't Fred your pet goldfish?"
Nadine sniffled. "So?"
"Are you saying that your relationship with your GOLDFISH is better than our friendship? This is simply ludicrous!"
Nadine pouted. "Our relationship is beautiful too! Besides, at least he doesn't hurt my feelings."
Megan smacked her head with her palm. "Fred's a goldfish for crying out loud! He can't say anything! All he does is stare at you with big eyes and swims!"
Nadine stopped in her tracks and took some time to think. "You're absolutely right. Fred and I are like so over."
Only Nadine would turn her relationship with her goldfish into a soap opera.
"I'm surprised you even kept him alive this long," Megan muttered.
"I'll pretend that I didn't hear that."
Megan grinned.
I hope you guys liked that! I'll be back to updating more frequently after finals and school is over! (which is in 2 days!! YAY!) Anyways, another thing. My computer has been going whacko so I cannot respond to e-mails (I can check them usually) or log onto myspace or answer my cbox. So if you have any messages, please message me. For banners, if you e-mail me please do not forget to put your quizilla sn, and on myspace please do not be offended if I have not responded to your messages or added you as friend yet, I still cannot log in.
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